Forbes: The richest men in the world

Lakshmi Mittal - $28.7 billion: The world's largest steelmaker ArcelorMittal, run by Lakshmi Mittal, is looking to expand its mills in Jharkhad and Orissa in India despite net profits falling and Mittal taking a pay cut this past year. Mittal is also funding a 400-foot sculpture for London's Olympic Park for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The Chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal holds a press conference in Luxembourg in October.